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Jul. 6, 2023Perspectives Physics / Astronomy
Making waves with terahertz technologies
Using new palm-sized devices, RIKEN researchers may have finally harnessed the terahertz band of the electromagnetic spectrum to effectively ‘x-ray’ things without using harmful ionizing radiation. -
Jul. 4, 2023Feature Highlight Biology Medicine / Disease
Double whammy inflates gastric cancer risk by 45%
Working in tandem, a stomach microbe and rare variants found in nine genes greatly increase the risk of gastric cancer over a lifetime -
Jun. 28, 2023Press Release Chemistry
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Jun. 22, 2023Press Release Computing / Math
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Jun. 19, 2023Research Highlight Chemistry
Resolving hydrogen atoms in small organic molecules depending on chemical bond type
Beams of electrons and ultra-intense x-rays give complementary information about hydrogen atoms in small organic molecules -
Jun. 19, 2023Research Highlight Biology
Lipid making in plants involves the cooperation of two organelles
Two enzymes that catalyze an essential reaction for producing oils in plants are found in different organelles -
Jun. 15, 2023Press Release Biology Medicine / Disease
The mutant origin of brain aneurysms and the first drug treatment
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Jun. 6, 2023Research Highlight Biology
How the immune system becomes overactivated in old age
By engineering mice lacking a key signaling molecule, researchers have shed light on how the immune system causes problems in elderly people -
Jun. 6, 2023Research Highlight Engineering
Sharper computer vision for self-driving cars and cybernetic avatars
The development of robotic avatars could benefit from an improvement in how computers detect objects in low-resolution images -
Jun. 6, 2023Research Highlight Biology
Molecular over-reaction to ribosome stalling leads to cognitive disorders
An over-reaction when protein synthesis stalls can lead to neurodevelopmental disorders in mice -
Jun. 1, 2023Research Highlight Biology
How a fungus sidesteps a plant’s defense mechanism
An anti-fungal compound produced by plants doesn’t work on at least one fungus -
May 26, 2023Press Release Physics / Astronomy Engineering
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May 10, 2023Press Release Engineering
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May 8, 2023Research Highlight Biology
Flies aren’t freaks when it comes to cell death
Despite what’s written in textbooks, fruit flies use a similar cell-stress sensor as mammals to initiate programmed cell death -
Apr. 19, 2023Research Highlight Biology
Gene-silencing complexes join forces to inactivate X chromosomes
Two protein complexes play key but different roles in silencing one X chromosome in female mammals -
Apr. 19, 2023Research Highlight Biology
A peek into the interplay between vision and decision making in the brain
A carefully designed behavioral task reveals the interplay between the visual system and brain cells that guide decision making in mice -
Apr. 18, 2023Research Highlight Biology
A gut microbe that can exacerbate obesity
One species of bacteria that lives in the gut can contribute to weight gain in mice by overproducing trans fatty acids -
Apr. 18, 2023Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy
Why exotic states of matter don’t need edges
Contrary to expectation, experiments show that edges are not needed to realize an unusual quantum effect -
Apr. 14, 2023Research Highlight Biology
How mouse embryos determine left from right
Resolution of a two-decade debate enhances our understanding of how embryos develop differences between their left and right sides -
Apr. 13, 2023Research Highlight Biology
Uncovering the secrets of how chromosomes assemble
Frog egg extracts have yielded insights into the intricacies of what happens to chromosomes when our cells divide